Become the Teacher You Strive to Be With Your Master of Arts in Teaching Degree
Maybe you’ve worked in human services or a related field. You’ve witnessed how quality
schooling — or a lack thereof — can affect a child’s entire being. Now, you’ve developed
a strong interest in teaching at the K–8 level.
Or perhaps you obtained your non-teacher bachelor’s degree in a subject area taught
in schools, like English, mathematics, health, science, or social studies. Now, you
wish to put your education to use in a new way — teaching K–12 students.
Regardless of how you arrived at this point, South Carolina State University’s Master
of Arts in Teaching degree program will prepare you for initial certification to pursue
your new goal — to become a teacher.
Choose a master’s degree for teaching focused on your success
Our master’s degree for teaching framework focuses on developing you as a professional
educator, an effective performer, a reflective decision-maker, and a humanistic practitioner.
The major objective of our teaching master’s degree is to provide a route for your
initial teaching certification at the graduate level.
Our master’s degree for teachers is also designed to develop your skills and knowledge
for the appropriate grade level.
Method of Instruction
- Face-to-face
Master of Arts in Teaching Program Highlights
Our master’s degree for teaching program is designed to provide you with the skills,
insights, and knowledge to obtain the initial teaching certification required to become
a K–8 or K–12 teacher.
Our teaching master’s degree program allows you to:
Enhance your offerings by selecting a teaching concentration
South Carolina State’s master’s degree for teachers allows you to select a teaching concentration. You’ll then follow a curricular program specific to your teaching concentration. Obtaining your teaching master’s degree concentration will set you apart from other teacher applicants and elevate your teaching career path. Concentrations are available in:
- Early Childhood Education
- English Education
- Elementary Education
- Mathematics Education
- Biology Education
Leverage extensive resources for success
As a student in our master’s degree for teaching program, you’ll benefit from access to numerous student resources to help you achieve success during your education — and even after you graduate. South Carolina State’s student success and retention programs and related services include:
- Multipurpose Academic Computer (MAC) Lab
- Peer tutorial services
- Student Leadership Orientation Program
- Preparing Undergraduates for Scholarly Holistic (PUSH) Writing Center
Receive personal attention from mentoring faculty
Our low student-to-faculty ratio (14:1) allows our teaching education faculty to provide you with personal attention and valuable mentoring. On average, 60% of our classes have fewer than 20 students.
Enjoy personalized academic advising and career services
As a teaching master’s degree student, you’ll benefit from working with academic and career advisers who offer extensive experience in teaching education, many of whom have kept their teaching certifications current.
Gain hands-on experience in a real classroom
In the final semester of your master’s degree for teachers program, you’ll complete an on-site directed teaching practicum or internship as a teacher in a real classroom. You’ll provide actual instruction and teaching guided by your program adviser and field experience teacher.